Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 140

Chapter 140

Whitney felt a wave of warmth wash over her. “Aren’t you due for a meeting soon?”

“Yeah, sorry I can’t join you to pick him up, but I can arrange for the finest lunch.”

Then he grabbed a folder from his desk, striding past her. As he did, he gave her waist a gentle squeeze. He straightened his tie and headed towards the conference room. “See you at noon.”

With a small smile, Whitney quickly returned to her office to change and grabbed her car keys, determined to drive to Banyan City International Airport herself.

At the entrance of the conference room, Felix suddenly approached Ludwik. “Mr. Lippert, there’s some crucial information you need to know.”

Ludwik stepped aside with him.

Felix whispered, “Mr. Lippert, it seems Orion Lippert is coming back today. Not a peep from anyone, and the Lipperts haven’t stirred.

“Is this news reliable?” Ludwik’s expression turned icy.

Felix hesitated, “Not certain yet.”

“Find out. Keep a close eye on him!”

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Felix understood the gravity when he saw the frost in Ludwik’s eyes. After severing ties with the Bartels and now openly defying his father, Ludwik was in a high–stakes game. Orion’s return was not good news. Mrs. Lippert and her son, Orion, had been coveting the Imperial Gem Corporation.

It was a quarter past twelve. Whitney waited at the airport, holding up a sign. It had been ten years, and her memories of her uncle’s face were hazy.

From the back of the crowd, a thin man in a wheelchair caught her eye.

In that moment, Whitney’s breath caught.

She recognized her uncle’s face! But his left side was obscured by hair, and why was he in a wheelchair?

Her eyes flickered with shock as she called out, “Uncle!”

blue suit was speaking with him. As they split up, that man’s profile caught Whitney’s eye, a rogue charm to his young face. He threw a glance in her way

was this

her uncle was already being wheeled

to reality. Lowering her gaze to her uncle’s wheelchair, she saw the left side of his face marred by horrific scars and her heart lurched. Her throat felt leaden as tears welled up

head, his hand resting

from

Keegan grasped her hand tightly.

her nose and quickly opened her car

his

his gaze

furrowed with a surprised smile. Whitney, we didn’t to talk much expecting? Have you got

nodded shyly. “Uncle, 1 haven’t had the chance

phone. Are you

It’s natural to start a family, and that’s wonderful” Keegan held

would be happy knowing this. Who’s the lucky man?”

“Uncle, I’m taking you to meet him. He’s the CEO of a real estate firm. I really like him,

he was a CEO, Keegan

and she quickly sent

an address: Banyan City International Hotel

private room on the second floor by the window, a towering figure awaited.

entirely at

over to Ludwik, standing beside him. With a smile, she introduced, “L, this

is my husband,” she added, her voice

and in that moment, Whitney felt her uncle’s

down to see her uncle’s grip tighten on the armrest, his scarred face paling under the cover of his

paused momentarily. His eyes fickered

out his hand in return.

down to her uncle, “Uncle, are you alright?”

worried, recalling her uncle’s recent treatments before

if biting back emotion, “Whitney,

accustomed to the ebb and flow of the business world, unbothered by

he pushed Keegan inside, Whitney saw

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